At this time, many Chinese fighters had also run out of their ammunition, and the fairly good reserves of machine gun ammunition were a bit too cramped for a hunt full of enemy planes and fighter pilots with novices in the majority. After all, there were only a handful of pilots who were able to approach the Japanese fighters and fire at short bursts, so the sky was full of returning Chinese fighters, and everyone flew to their respective airports in twos and threes, looking like tourists returning home after a dinner.

There are fewer and fewer planes in the entire airspace, and the Japanese side is because more planes have been shot down and crashed by Chinese fighters, and the Chinese side is because more fighters have run out of ammunition and are driving back with planes. The arrival of the support fighters made the Japanese completely desperate, and they abandoned the offensive operation, because it was simply suicide, and the machine gun bullets sprayed by the biplane fighters flew everywhere, but they could not hit the Mustang fighters flying at high speed.

More and more wild horses arrived on the battlefield, like a feast of tuna hunting cod in the sea, it was a beautiful picture, and for the Japanese soldiers on the ground, it was a dance of death, countless wooden biplane fighters fell, but the army soldiers were powerless. Some Japanese fighters unwillingly raised their noses, a Taisho three-year style Mustang fighter trying to catch up after the sneak attack, those fighter pilots who forgot the cold and did not care about death stared closely at the Mustang above from the goggles, the control stick had been pushed to the maximum, and still could not enter the firing distance - this was already their greatest expectation, but unfortunately the expectation quickly turned into destruction, the Japanese pilots also forgot the limit of their aircraft's performance, and the wingman may not be able to arrive in time in the busy air battlefield, However, this Taisho three-year fighter exceeded its performance limit, causing its engine to stop running, lose control and crash to the ground, no matter how the pilot roared or operated, he could not change the outcome of the crash.

"Command tower, we are suffering a massacre, the squadrons have suffered heavy losses, please return!" The voice of the commander of the Japanese pilots on the front line came from the radio, and although it was not clear, the commanders in the tower could understand what they were trying to say. The latest Taisho three-year fighter is equipped with a wireless intercom, and this equipment has made the pilot's view and the pilot's view of the tower have been connected, and the combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced. It's a pity that radio can't save the Japanese Air Force now, and its only role is to report the funeral.

"No return, General Xiao Su Zhongdao strictly ordered that all fighters must repel the Chinese army and defend the honor of the army aviation!" Before the airfield commander could finish his words, the radio on the other side had already been cut off. The biggest possibility is that the pilot hung up out of anger, and it is also possible that he was shot down by a Chinese military plane.

If you are not allowed to return home, you have to return home, and even if you die with the Chinese army planes when the fuel is insufficient, you will not be able to do it. In the evening, the Japanese fighter group that made the second sortie slowly landed on the military airfield, and the air battle lasted for more than four hours, which completely numbed the pilots. The empty airport was littered with a few returning fighter jets, and the pilots finally came out of hell and returned to the lounge tiredly.

"General, this is today's battle statistics."

A few minutes later, Xiao Su Zhongdao slammed the document to the ground, and at the same time slapped the military staff officer next to him continuously. The statistics of the results of the battle were not so timely, and in the course of the battle, Kosu Nakado only knew that his aircraft had suffered a lot of losses, but there were no detailed figures to explain how much the Japanese army lost and how much the Chinese army lost. This is related to the proficiency of the air force units, and it is necessary not only to have the establishment, personnel, and equipment, but also to have systems and rules that match them, and whether or not the front-line information can be fed back to the command department in a timely manner is also related to the combat effectiveness of this army.

"Yaga, waste! Of the 401 fighters and 55 reconnaissance planes, 93 of which were left in one afternoon, and only 10 Chinese fighters were shot down. "There is a big gap between the statistical report of the Japanese army and the report of the Chinese army, and the gap is mainly reflected in the loss of Chinese aircraft.

During the Great Air Battle in Kyushu, the Chinese army flew a total of 550 sorties of fighters and shot down 363 Japanese planes, including 21 fighters from more than five companies and three fighters with more than 10 fighters. A large number of ace pilots emerged in this battle, and rookie pilots grew rapidly through actual combat, successfully passed the most dangerous recruit period, and became the most elite group in the Chinese Air Force.

Air Force commanders are more concerned about their own losses than the results of the battle, but fortunately, the pilots and excellent fighters did not disappoint, and the old and new combat mode also allowed the recruits not to panic in the battle. Three Mustang fighters suffered mechanical failures, two of them returned home, and one insisted on landing under the control of the Chinese army, and the pilots were not injured. Four fighters were hit, but the Japanese plane's machine-gun bullets did little damage to the thick-skinned Mustang fighters, and they could return to the sky with a simple repair after returning to the airfield. In addition, the Chinese army did not lose any fighters. It can be seen from this that the statistical report submitted by the Japanese military staff officer to Kosu Nakado was mixed with water, but unfortunately it still did not escape the slap of the commander.

Xiao Su Zhongdao was out of breath, and the ten minutes of abuse and violent beatings made his physical strength exhausted a lot, and finally came out of his anger, and he began to think about his own future, the future of the army aviation - he could no longer attack the Chinese air force on Kyushu Island!

The Pukou base camp also meant the same thing, and after receiving the telegram from Kosu Nakado, Osako Shomin immediately gave instructions -- the Chinese air force was unmatched, the equipment gap was too large, and it was not a crime of war, and Kosu Nakado and all the fighters were transferred back to maintain air security in the core area of Japan.

In other words, Kosu Nakamichi who suffered a crushing defeat will not be punished in any way, but will continue to command the army aviation unit. However, air supremacy on Kyushu Island was handed over to the Chinese Air Force, and less than 100 biplane fighters returned to the Kagoshima front line and headed for the core area near Pukou.

Compared with Kosu Nakamichi, the commander of the Kyushu garrison, Masatoshi Matsunaga, had an even more difficult time, losing more than 30,000 reserve soldiers, 54 artillery pieces and four front-line material storage warehouses on the first day of the offensive and defensive battle. Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Fukuoka and other areas in the rear suffered even greater losses, and the unobstructed material warehouses and communications had to be accurately attacked by the Chinese long-range bombers, although it was only a small part, but it lost air supremacy, and in the days to come, the Chinese bombers could take off at any time to attack any node of their own, and this uncontrolled feeling was very bad. Masatoshi Matsunaga felt that the war in Kyushu was gradually spiraling out of control, almost as helpless as the battle five years ago.

The defenses of the Chinese army on the opposite side were as hard as steel, and their strength was not as weak as the intelligence services had estimated, and after a day's attack, Matsunaga Masatoshi judged that Kagoshima had at least 100,000 Chinese troops. The Kagoshima defensive line was wide and densely packed with firepower, and the Chinese army used the superior air force and artillery to completely suppress the heavy firepower of the Japanese army, and the attacking infantry could only charge in the face of artillery fire and bullets, because the losses were too great, the Japanese front commander ordered the attacking reservists to hand in rifles and bullets, and only issued cold weapons such as bamboo guns - anyway, the result of their charge was to die before they approached the Chinese defense line, rather than let the precious weapons and ammunition fall on the battlefield, it is better to collect them in advance!

The 30,000 reservists do not know how much they consume the morale and ammunition of the Chinese army, nor do they know whether they have consumed the spirit of the Chinese army as previously estimated. The reality of the situation Matsunaga Masatoshi saw very clearly, the spirit of the Chinese army on the other side is very good, according to this trend, even if millions of Kyushu reserve troops are all killed, it will be difficult to wear off the other party's sharpness!

Masatoshi Matsunaga, who participated in the previous Sino-Japanese War, had another concern, that is, the armored forces of the Chinese army, which was the most powerful offensive force of the Chinese army, which had demonstrated the power of tank assault on the island of Kyushu. In the past five years, I don't know how far the armored forces of the Chinese army have developed, even if they remain the same, only increasing the number is difficult for the Japanese armored forces to deal with.

Unlike Britain, France, and the United States, the Japanese, like China and Germany, used tanks and armored vehicles intensively, and these precious treasures piled up with steel could not be wasted by the rough infantry. The Japanese Army formed five tank divisions, two of which were placed on the island of Kyushu, carefully hidden by Matsunaga Masatoshi to defend against the Chinese armored forces and the final general attack.

In addition to its own tank forces, the Japanese Army was also equipped with a considerable number of anti-tank guns, and unlike the original time and space, the Japanese Army did not have naval battleships to compete for steel, and with the support of the United States, steel production was much higher than at the same time in history. Therefore, it is easy to equip more artillery, among which anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns are newly added artillery types, and Matsunaga Masatoshi has more than 1,200 anti-tank guns in his hands, which are distributed in various standing divisions and regiments.

As an army general, Masatoshi Matsunaga's vision is not limited to the island of Kyushu. What he was more afraid of was that Hua Guo chose another place to attack, the coastline of the Japanese archipelago was too long, there were too many places to attack, and the defensive force was relatively weak. I believe that Huaguo will not allow Kagoshima to be attacked by the Japanese army, and they will definitely counterattack, the question is how big is the scale of the counterattack? Where is the location of the counterattack? What is the purpose of the Chinese army? Under the lack of intelligence, Matsunaga Masatoshi could only guess that he summarized his worries into a telegram and sent it back to the base camp, but the generals and staff officers of the base camp were also thinking - what kind of response should the Chinese people make?

Of course, it will not be beaten passively all the time, and the Chinese army has the advantage in all aspects, so how can it allow Kagoshima, an important bridgehead, to be in crisis? (To be continued.) )